Project Officer of the Guyana Chest Society, Eshwar Raghunath,Wholesale Jerseys Store, has refuted statements by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) that the controversial Tobacco Standard was not at the Tourism Ministry, but rather it was still at the GNBS.However, Raghunath told Kaieteur News, yesterday, that he is not aware that the standard was still at the GNBS. The technical officers from the Office of the Director of the GNBS informed him (Raghunath) that the standard was forwarded to the Ministry of Tourism Industry and Commerce.According to the Project Officer, he has received a correspondence from the Tourism Ministry explaining that the Ministry will give the Private Sector Commission another chance to express comments and suggestions about the standard.Raghunath also noted that officials from the Ministry even went as far as taking the document to the Permanent Secretary of the Tourism Ministry in order to ‘speed up’ the process.On Thursday last,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, the Public Relations Officer of the GNBS, Lloyd David, in a press statement to the media noted that the Tobacco Standard was not at the Tourism Ministry and explained that the GNBS is still examining the documents under its standard development process.Kaieteur News in its December 12, 2009 edition had carried an article under the headline, “Tobacco Standard stalled at Tourism Ministry”, which quoted Raghunath as expressing his dissatisfaction that although the standard was developed, it is still to receive the approval from the Tourism Ministry.Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy,China Jerseys Authentic, had also expressed his dissatisfaction with the process, as he had revealed that the Tourism Ministry is once again going through another stage of public consultation before the standard is approved.In its statement,Jerseys NFL Cheap, the GNBS had explained that “the development and production of a standard must go through a series of steps and stages in following due process and transparency requirements, and there must be adequate public consultation countrywide. Such consultations target all sectors, both public and private.”Project Officer: Eshwar Raghunath According to the GNBS, although the Draft Tobacco Standard was finalised as a Voluntary National Standard in August, 2009, the standardisation process requires that further steps be taken before the Standard is submitted to the Minister of Tourism, who also must ensure that all requirements are fulfilled before the standard is submitted to Cabinet for approval.The GNBS also noted that there was no communication between the Guyana Chest Society and Mr. Raghunath of the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce.The GNBS denied that the private sector was given another chance to comment on the standard in keeping with the request from the Tourism Minister.“The GNBS is not aware of any new amendments required of the standard. The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce and the GNBS, are aware of the importance of making the said standard mandatory and understand the urgent need for Guyana to satisfy the requirements of the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC) to which Guyana is a signatory.Due process however must be followed to ensure full transparency.”In 2005,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Guyana signed onto the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC),Wholesale China Jerseys, where there are several articles within that treaty that addresses the control of tobacco as well as its demand and supply.Since then, Governments had three years to implement the various principles of the treaty but Guyana is in breach of Article 11, which deals specifically with the packaging and labeling of tobacco products.This article demands that governments implement pictorial health warnings on cigarette packages, but to date, this is still to be done in Guyana.

Now Jake, the dog, is enjoying Guyana’s blackwater and curried chicken bonesWhen Greg LeNoir jumped into the waters of a marina in the Florida Keys and attacked a shark to save his dog last September, naturally, the story made international headlines; now Jake, the celebrity dog at the centre of LeNoir’s “heroic” leap,Jerseys NFL Cheap, is holidaying in Guyana and enjoying the blackwater and more.Of course, there are no sharks in the Madewini Creek, and certainly none comes close to the beach at the Splashmin’s Fun Park and Resort; so Jake had his day out Thursday.Jake, the dog, and his trusty owner, Greg LeNoir, in Georgetown. Jake, a 14-pound rat terrier, is on his first visit to Guyana.His owner, LeNoir, has been married to Guyanese Tessalee for the past 17 years, and the couple regularly visits Guyana.Jake was an abandoned rescue dog before they adopted him about two years ago.? It was quite a “leap of fate” by itself that LeNoir ended up with Jake.LeNoir has had a fascination with dangerous creatures – such as Tarantulas and Black Widow spiders – but cats and dogs didn’t fit into his world. But this dog was different.? LeNoir was struck by Jake’s big ears and his alert demeanour. He was abandoned at birth, and so when the local rescue centre told the couple to sort of, “try” him for a week, they decided to go ahead.Jake has been with the family since April 2006. It became customary for LeNoir to take Jake for a lunchtime swim; but one fine day in September last year, LeNoir missed the regular appointment.By late afternoon, Jake was whimpering, LeNoir says, and he therefore had to obey Tessalee’s urging to take the dog down to the marina.As usual, Jake hurled himself in the water as his owner watched gleefully. However, his emotions were transformed into utter fear as he saw a shark approach and snap at Jake, leaving just one leg and his head visible.LeNoir looked around for help, but couldn’t find any. One thing was sure, though, that shark wasn’t going to have Jake! With clenched fists,China Jerseys, LeNoir pre-determined that he would have to strike the monster as hard as he could, as he had to save himself from the shark as well. He sprinted off the pier and into the water, striking the shark to the neck. Amazingly, the blow must have stunned the shark.Greg and his Guyanese wife, Tessalee LeNoir.Once he had dealt the blow, Greg surfaced; and sure enough,China NFL Jerseys, after a little while, so did Jake! The dog dragged its broken, bloodied body up the sloping ramp, and LeNoir rushed out of the water, in case the shark came in hot pursuit.Once LeNoir was out of the water, he grabbed Jake and ran the 200 yards home. The first Tessalee knew of anything,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, LeNoir said, was when she saw him through the kitchen window.The couple rushed Jake to the vet. He had a huge bite mark on his stomach,Cheap NFL Jerseys, and more still on his back and chest. He’d also suffered lacerations on his side; while his front left leg had been badly mauled, leaving the skin hanging like ribbons.Thanks to the vet, Jake survived a three-hour operation. It turned out that the shark had missed all his vital organs.After that ordeal, you might think that Jake would not be too keen on swimming. Far from it! When LeNoir decided to take Jake to Splashmin’s, even the blackwater did not deter him. And as we hear it, Jake had a great time.And while he is in Guyana, Jake has also found curried chicken bones and curried fish to be great treats!So what on earth was Greg thinking to take on a shark to save his dog? Well, LeNoir and his Guyanese wife have no children, so when Jake came along,Cheap Jerseys From China, he fitted it as a surrogate child. And so Greg couldn’t let man’s best friend die.With all the attention the story has received, word is that the producers of the Walt Disney flick ‘Beverly Hills Chihuahua” are considering casting Jake in a guest role for a second version of the comedy.